Keeping Safe

#TheCompleteSeries5lessons

In the first lesson, your Year 1 class will learn why rules are needed and how they keep us safe from harm. Then, children learn about hazards in and around the home including electrical safety. In the third lesson, children will look at how to minimise risks associated with everyday activities outside of the home such as visiting a beach or walking by a river. The following lesson is all about road safety and children will learn how to cross the road safely. Finally, your Year 1 class meet a boy called Sam and help him to make the correct choices to stay safe online.

Everything you need to teach these five engaging PSHE lessons is included! For each lesson there is a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, a high-quality slideshow and all the printable resources required.

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#Lesson1Howruleskeepussafe

In this PSHE KS1 lesson, children learn why rules are needed to make sure everyone is treated fairly and to keep people safe.

Beginning with their own classroom as a starting point, children then go on to identify other places where rules are needed. These include roads, beaches, swimming pools, building sites and railways. They explore what the consequences would be if rules did not exist in these places. They also explore why certain products and activities have age restrictions.

Everything you need to teach this PSHE KS1 lesson on rules is included in the pack. There is a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an engaging slideshow and all the printable resources required.

#Lesson2Stayingsafeathome

In this PSHE KS1 lesson, your class go on a journey through a hazardous house full of everyday hazards and dangers such as overloaded sockets or open stairgates.

They identify the hazards and explore why they present a danger. After sorting activities into those that are safe and those that are unsafe, children produce a poster to advise others how to stay safe around the home. Alternatively, your class might use an electrical safety website to deepen their knowledge of electrical safety around the home.

This PSHE KS1 pack is packed with everything you will need to teach this lesson. There is a high-quality slideshow, a detailed lesson plan and all the printable resources needed.

#Lesson3Stayingsafeoutsidethehome

In this PSHE KS1 lesson, children build on their knowledge of staying safe at home to keeping safe outside of the home.

They explore risks attached to real-life situations such as walking by a river and visiting a beach. Children then explore actions that could be taken to minimise these risks. The message of the lesson is that although many activities outside of the home involve elements of risk, as long as actions are taken to minimise these risks, these activities should be enjoyed and not avoided.

Everything you need to teach this PSHE KS1 lesson on rules is included in the pack. There is a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an engaging slideshow and all the printable resources required.

#Lesson4Crossingtheroadsafely

In this PSHE KS1 lesson, children are taught the steps needed to cross the road safely.

They find out places where it is unsafe to cross the road. Children then make a poster that teaches others how to cross the road safely. Alternatively, you might take your class out on the playground to produce video clips of how to cross the road safely.

This PSHE KS1 pack is packed with everything you will need to teach this lesson. There is a high-quality slideshow, a detailed lesson plan and all the printable resources needed.

#Lesson5Stayingsafeonline

In this PSHE KS1 lesson, children read a story about Sam who has been given a new tablet for his birthday.

Throughout the story, Sam encounters problems when using the internet and children are tasked with helping him make the correct decisions. Children learn about what personal information is and the importance of keeping this private. They learn to ask for help if something happens online that makes them feel upset or uncomfortable.

Everything you need to teach this PSHE KS1 lesson on rules is included in the pack. There is a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an engaging slideshow and all the printable resources required.

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• that for most people the internet is an integral part of life and has many benefits.
• about the benefits of rationing time spent online, the risks of excessive time spent on electronic devices and the impact of positive and negative content online on their own and others’ mental and physical wellbeing.
• how to consider the effect of their online actions on others and know how to recognise and display respectful behaviour online and the importance of keeping personal information private.

• how to recognise and report feelings of being unsafe or feeling bad about any adult
• how to report concerns or abuse, and the vocabulary and confidence needed to do so

• that for most people the internet is an integral part of life and has many benefits.
• about the benefits of rationing time spent online, the risks of excessive time spent on electronic devices and the impact of positive and negative content online on their own and others’ mental and physical wellbeing.
• how to consider the effect of their online actions on others and know how to recognise and display respectful behaviour online and the importance of keeping personal information private.
• why social media, some computer games and online gaming, for example, are age restricted.
• that the internet can also be a negative place where online abuse, trolling, bullying and harassment can take place, which can have a negative impact on mental health.
• how to be a discerning consumer of information online including understanding that information, including that from search engines, is ranked, selected and targeted.
• where and how to report concerns and get support with issues online.